“Benny’s coming hadn’t changed anything—or had it?
“With a new foster kid joining Alex Carson’s family, everyone is prepared for changes. So when Benny slips into the tight-knit group with barely a ripple, the family is at once surprised and delighted.
“But beneath the surface, deeper waters are stirred as Alex finds herself at odds with Jess over his jokes on the unsuspecting and gullible Benny. Will Jess’s teasing and her own insecurities separate Alex from her brother? Or can a surprising source teach them a needed lesson in love?“
Title: A Brother Is Born
Author: Angie Thompson
Genre(s): Christian Contemporary YA Fiction
Rating: ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ (four stars)
Romance Content: Non-existent except for one mention of a girlfriend.
Recommended age range: 10+?
My Review:
FTC Disclosure: I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to give a positive review.
Wow. Miss Thompson did an awesome job of making the readers connect with the characters!! I was totally rooting for Alex the whole time, and I agreed with her on everything too… and then was shown my (okay, technically Alex’s) errors. The teens’ bantering was hilarious, although sometimes I didn’t catch on (I’m not really used to such things in real life 😛 ) and I can definitely imagine how squeezing five teenagers in a Suburban would be very interesting! But aside from the writing and the fun aspects, there was a great lesson on (true, not romancey/mushy) love included. This was an great book which I would recommend.
Just a note: there is a mention of a “praise song”, a girlfriend (non-existent; they were theorizing about if one character would ever get one), and an un-related boy hugging a girl, although not in a romancey (I think I made up that word!) way, and two girls have boys’ names as their nicknames, none of which things I completely endorse.
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